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Podcast 76: Mary Chervenak of the BLUE PLANET RUN Team

Posted September 10th, 2007 at 9:45 AM by Adam Jacobs

Section: News & Results, Marathons, Columns, Special Features, Interviews, Podcasts, SPOTLIGHT

Episode sponsored by: Bill Rodgers Sportswear
After 21 years Bill Rodgers Sportswear is closing out their line of high-quality running apparel. Visit shopfest.com to take advantage of an unprecedented 50% discount on all in-stock items!

Episode 76 of The Final Sprint Podcast features my interview with Mary Chervenak; one of the 20 members of the Blue Planet Run Team who just finished an around-the-world, 95 day and 15,000 mile running adventure to raise money for safe drinking water projects, increase global awareness and to demonstrate the need for the world’s population to band together to bring an end to this problem (Click here to watch a YouTube video about the BPR!).

In the interview Mary discusses her team’s efforts, training for and completing this international running and philanthropic quest, and it’s impact, both emotionally and physically, the Blue Planet Runners.

Download the podcast to hear Mary discuss these topics, as well as, her response to critics who deem the Dow Chemical’s sponsorship as “hypocritical”, why the route did not go through Africa, plans to continue the run every two years, and much more!

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Host: Adam Jacobs | Guest: Mary Chervenak
Producer: Greg Cherniet
Musicians: Ryan Ahlwardt & Darnell Perkins
File Size: 19.3 MB | Length: 28:14 MIN

Episode sponsored by: Bill Rodgers Sportswear
After 21 years Bill Rodgers Sportswear is closing out their line of high-quality running apparel. Visit shopfest.com to take advantage of an unprecedented 50% discount on all in-stock items!

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Win a free trip to NYC to see the conclusion of the 15,200-mile Blue Planet Run

Posted August 23rd, 2007 at 1:16 PM by Adam Jacobs

Section: News & Results, Columns, SPOTLIGHT

Americans now have a new way to get to New York City and raise money and awareness for water projects around the world — at the same time.

Blue Planet Run Foundation’s online “Messenger Program” lets participants earn points by recruiting others to make donations to help fund projects that bring safe drinking water to the 1.2 billion people who live without it.

“Messengers” win prizes based on the number of points they accrue compared with other participants. The three “Messengers” with the most points by August 27, 2007, will each receive a trip for two to New York City to participate in the festivities for the Blue Planet Run finale at the South Street Seaport on September 4.

The top 1,500 Messengers will also receive genuine Blue Planet Run batons http://shop.blueplanetrun.org just like the one that the runners are carrying around the world.

(NOTE: Check back tomorrow for the latest episode of The Final Sprint Podcast featuring an interview with Mary Chervenak, one of the twenty-one courageous runners on the Blue Planet Run team!)

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